One Evening After the War

One Evening After the War (1998)

16 Dec 1998 • Drama, War • 1h 48m
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After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Among them is a kick boxer Savannah (Narith Roeun). A survivor of the war, who lost most of his family to the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, he lives with his uncle in Phnom Penh. Savannah begins a romance with a 19-year-old bar girl, Srey Poeuv (Chea Lyda Chan). She is humiliated by her debts to the bar's owner, and is forced to keep working. Savannah wants to help Srey clear her debt, so he teams up with an ex-soldier and plans a crime that could net him some money.

Rithy Panh
Director
Ève Deboise, Rithy Panh
Writer
Chea Lyda Chan, Ratha Keo, Sra N'Gath Kheav
Starring

Language: Central Khmer
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Country: France, Cambodia, Switzerland, Belgium
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6.9

IMDb (144 votes)
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